(Clearwisdom.net) July 20 marks the fifth anniversary of the Jiang
group's persecution of Falun Gong. On the afternoon of Saturday, July 17, 2004,
the Taiwan Falun Dafa Association held an event with the theme, "Respect
Life and Commemorate July 20" in front of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial
Hall. It called upon people from all walks of life to be concerned about the
ongoing persecution in China. Because the facts of the persecution of Falun Gong
practitioners was not widely known to the public due to the Jiang group's tight
information blockade, practitioners conducted an anti-torture exhibition. Real
persons simulated eleven methods of torture used by the Jiang group in its
suppression of Falun Gong. These included slave labor, being tied to a dead
person's bed, confined in a small iron cage, digging bamboo sticks under the
fingernails, burning with heated irons, force-feeding, injecting unknown drugs,
hanging by handcuffed wrists, tightly tying and pressing, and the tiger bench
torture. The purpose of holding this exhibition is to allow more people to learn
about the cruel persecution of Falun Gong, and to call upon people to work
together to stop it. Numerous people signed the petition that was written on a
large cloth.
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Live reenactment: Digging bamboo sticks under the fingernails |
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Live torture reenactment draws people's attention |
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Visitors read descriptions on the posters |
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Visitors |
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Practitioners explain the persecution facts |
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A foreign visitor |
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Reporters take photos of the live reenactment |
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Reporter from TV station videotapes the scene |
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Live reenactment: Force-feeding |
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Live reenactment: Tiger bench
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Live reenactment: Tightly tying and pressing
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Live reenactment: Slave labor
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Visitors sign petition
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Cloth full of petition signatures
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Tourists take photos of the anti-torture
exhibition
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Practitioners who participated in the demonstration
said that there are more than one hundred methods of
torture used against Falun Gong practitioners in China,
and they are much more severe than those displayed in this
exhibition. The eleven methods of torture reenacted here
are only the tip of the iceberg. Many of the torture
methods are too bloody or graphic to display, such as
sexual abuses, water dungeon, long periods of electrical
shocks, and letting wolfhounds and poisonous scorpions
bite practitioners. The eleven methods exhibited were
fairly easy to demonstrate, and practitioners took turns
demonstrating these tortures every hour. One practitioner
sat in lotus position and was tied to the ground with
ropes only loosely tied on him. Even so, after one hour,
the practitioner felt very uncomfortable and was soaked
with sweat. It's hard to imagine how horrible it is for
fellow practitioners in China who are tightly tied for
very long periods of time. The suffering must be
tremendous. Some practitioners taking part in the display
could not help shedding tears for practitioners in China
and hoping that their demonstration awakens people's
conscience, causing them to stand up and stop the Jiang
group's inhuman persecution of Falun Gong.
Many people were shocked and deeply touched. They
watched for quite some time, and attentively listened to
practitioners' explanations. One young man said that he
could not imagine that such inhumane acts are taking place
in the 21st century. He sympathized with the
victims very much. He said that on the other hand it is
not surprising that this kind of thing is occurring in
China because China's human rights record is the worst in
the world. As for the Jiang group extending its state-run
terrorism overseas, including the shooting incident in
South Africa, people can directly see through to who is
behind these wicked acts. Taiwanese people love freedom,
and human rights extend beyond the borders of countries.
People should stand up to call for an end to the
atrocities in China.
An elderly gentleman from China said to practitioners,
"Your reenactment is so real. I visit China once a
year and I have witnessed these. I'm aware of these kinds
of things. The Chinese ruling party is really inhumane.
When I saw such a vivid reenactment, I almost cried. What
you are doing is great! People should learn about these
facts." A visitor was very surprised to learn that
such cruel torture is used in China. He said that in a
park in Harbin, a city in northeast China, he saw a cloth
banner saying that Falun Gong was not allowed to be
practiced there. He said that people in China did not
enjoy freedom.
A group of college students said, "Such ruthless
persecution has lasted for five years and we are not even
aware of it. You (practitioners) should hold more
activities to raise awareness. You should contact the
mainstream media and ask them to report on this."
After learning that the imprisoned Falun Gong
practitioners were forced to do slave labor to make
products to be exported for the authorities, they said,
"Don't buy the cheap products from China. Don't
invest there unless they improve their human rights."
Many foreign visitors were shocked at the torture
methods, remarking that they were too brutal, and took
photos of the scenes. Some English-speaking practitioners
further explained the persecution facts to them, and the
foreign visitors asked what they could do to help. A
Vietnamese maid took the day off and carried her boss's
child to visit the display. She said, "These
practitioners in China are almost tortured to death, but
they are still so resolute. Falun Gong must be very good.
I'll tell my boss to learn and practice it." A
visitor who carried a child said that his neighbor had
previously introduced Falun Dafa to him but at the time he
was not interested in it at all. He remarked that after
watching the anti-torture exhibition today, he understood
more about Falun Gong and the persecution. He said that
since practitioners from China still persist in the
practice under such harsh torture, that Falun Gong must be
good, otherwise they would absolutely not be so steadfast.
He decided to take his child to learn Falun Gong.
Seeing that fellow practitioners would not give up
their belief even when they were tortured so brutally, a
number of new practitioners who just started practicing
Falun Gong remarked that the exhibition encouraged them to
be more resolute. They said they would work harder in
their practice and do more to introduce Dafa to the public
because Dafa is so precious, and they would treasure the
opportunity. Some practitioners took their family members
to visit the exhibition, allowing them to learn more about
Falun Gong and to understand more about the persecution.
They said that they would help practitioners spread the
information to more people.
